Lowe's has
50-Piece Kobalt 1/4" Drive Standard SAE/Metric Polished Chrome Mechanics Tool Set w/ Hard Case (53418) on sale for
$9.98. Select free store pickup where stock permits to save on shipping.
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MiramarCaTOPGUN for finding this deal
Note, product availability will vary by location
Includes- 1/4" Kobalt Drive 90-Tooth Ratchet
- 1/4" Kobalt Drive Extensions; 2", 4"
- 1/4" Kobalt Drive Universal Joint Adapter
- 1/4" Drive Handle
- 1/4" Kobalt Drive to 1/4" Hex Adapter
- 11 Kobalt SAE Shallow Sockets 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, 1/4, 9/32, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2
- 11 Kobalt Metric Shallow Sockets 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Warranty- Includes Kobalt's Hassle-Free Lifetime Guarantee w/ purchase
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However once you do get it out the first time, I find that if you replace the ratchet 'upside-down' -- i.e. with the anvil up/facing you, you can then 'swipe' the anvil to the side with your thumb and the ratchet will pop out of the clips. Then you can just lift it out.
You're welcome....
Won't help with the sockets but I suppose you might be able to crank most of them (all but the tiniest) to the side with the spinner tip and pop those out.
In mine, most of them can be pulled with a good finger pinch. With the others I can generally move the surrounding one(s) out of the way to get a better grip, or lever it a bit with the spinner.
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I hate this new "must order online" gotcha retailers are playing.
Regarding the product: Nice assortment, quality is acceptable. As everyone reports, the tools are VERY difficult to get out of the set. Not something you'd want to try in poor iight, with cold fingers, roadside, etc. I'll take a Dremel with a grinding bit to clean up that issue.
Question for those that got this set: there are 2 "bit couplers" (upper left side on the base of the tool set). The top one is for the driver bits. What is the bottom "bit coupler" used for? It is very small and does not seem to fit any of the other bits I have in this or any other set of bits I own.
This wrench is fine for that stuff , but it's not the emergency wrench you leave in the car. Not about price, you can get a good one cheap. This is a bad one cheap.
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Unless this is a ploy to get foot traffic into their stores with all the latest YMMV posts, this is a terrible customer experience. I went to Lowe's and bought a few things I would have normally bought at my closer HD.
This item was available for pick up at $10, the instructions say to "check store availability", I drove down, and found one that was taken out of the "pick up" inventory section where I saw they had tons that were for pick up.
So you can buy online and pick up at $10, but if you are handed one it rings up as $20 despite "check store inventory" I would understand if they stated "check store for availability for the opportunity to purchase at $20" because I sure as hell wouldn't have drove down.
Tried to get the $10 with 2 associates, no luck. I'm done with Blowes 😀, HD lets me hack all year long 😀
Unless this is a ploy to get foot traffic into their stores with all the latest YMMV posts, this is a terrible customer experience. I went to Lowe's and bought a few things I would have normally bought at my closer HD.
This item was available for pick up at $10, the instructions say to "check store availability", I drove down, and found one that was taken out of the "pick up" inventory section where I saw they had tons that were for pick up.
So you can buy online and pick up at $10, but if you are handed one it rings up as $20 despite "check store inventory" I would understand if they stated "check store for availability for the opportunity to purchase at $20" because I sure as hell wouldn't have drove down.
Tried to get the $10 with 2 associates, no luck. I'm done with Blowes 😀, HD lets me hack all year long 😀
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However once you do get it out the first time, I find that if you replace the ratchet 'upside-down' -- i.e. with the anvil up/facing you, you can then 'swipe' the anvil to the side with your thumb and the ratchet will pop out of the clips. Then you can just lift it out.
You're welcome....
Won't help with the sockets but I suppose you might be able to crank most of them (all but the tiniest) to the side with the spinner tip and pop those out.
In mine, most of them can be pulled with a good finger pinch. With the others I can generally move the surrounding one(s) out of the way to get a better grip, or lever it a bit with the spinner.
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